NATO’s own statement dubbed the attacks “ineffective” and claimed that not only were their no casualties among NATO troops, but that none of the missiles even caused any damage. They claimed a single attacker was killed.

While it’s not unusual for NATO and the Taliban to tell dramatically different stories, the reality likely falls somewhere in between, and it seems extremely unlikely that a dozen rockets fired at an air base would cause no damage at all.

When the bodies are removed from transport in Delaware, returned to the parents and loved ones who knew they were deployed to Bagram Airfield, then many will know, despite the faceless NATO spokesperson, that there actually was "damage" done during the attack…but I wouldn't count on the press to connect the dots.